I was born just after the civil rights movement (late '60s). My only living recollection of racial issues in america is being at the bottom of the totem pole for affirmative action, etc. This, along with the generally hostile attitude that many blacks have against whites and the smear job that our education system does on white history, is my generation's perspective on the whole affair. Young whites in this country are growing tired of sitting in the back of the bus to "make up" for real and alleged wrongs of other people in other times.